Sentence examples for despite the unfortunate from inspiring English sources

"At six years old, despite the unfortunate 1986 Challenger explosion, I became fascinated with space and astronomy," says Bridges.

Despite the unfortunate timing, Londoners were still able to witness one of the moon's most stunning nights.

Despite the unfortunate ubiquity of ball caps in all settings, baseball clothes were not always considered cool.

(Football and television have since joined in matrimony, despite the unfortunate homogenization of football's own Southern glories).

It is sobering yet productive that three distinguished Israelis are generating ideas despite the unfortunate but realistic conclusion that "a comprehensive peace agreement is unattainable right now".

Despite the unfortunate road safety statistics of child pedestrians and the known health benefits of childhood walking, our transportation networks remain alarmingly dangerous for the few children that still walk independently.

Despite possessing the unfortunate Christian name Camille, Pisarro, sadly, wasn't a woman.

Despite its implications for the unfortunate Vietnamese, this was an outcome with which it was hard to argue.

Merkel described the negotiations with Britain as having been intensive and demonstrating good will on both sides, despite what she called the "unfortunate" lack of breakthrough over the Irish border question.

Despite these promising outcomes, the unfortunate reality is that only about 2,000 donor hearts are available in the United States each year, and this severe limitation has not changed over time.

Despite the apparently unfortunate timing of this story for Capello, who started work as England manager just nine days ago, no actual charges have been made, and he is confident that none will be brought.